Vintage Scratch and Sniff Stickers

Remember when you were finally able to stay inside the lines while coloring, or successfully execute a cursive ‘R’? And do you remember the sense of accomplishment you had when you received a scratch and sniff sticker as a reward? Then you probably also remember the soul-crushing disappointment of when the stickers ran out of smell.

But hey… You got to feel good about yourself for a few hours, and inhaled some synthetic pickles and pepperoni pizza in the process. Good work!

Remember these? And more stickers can be found at the Etsy store of StuckOnStickers.

Revisit Your Sugar-Addled Childhood with These Vintage Cereal Boxes

Was is it about vintage cereal boxes that gives us the warm and fuzzies? Perhaps it’s their ability to instantly remind us of a simpler time. A time when we were hooked on crunchy oat clusters and marbits, and our biggest concern of the day was what the prize at the bottom of the box would be.

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Pac-Man Pasta

photo: via yay!everyday

During most of the 80′s, Pac-Man was omnipresent. Not only could the circular yellow pellet-eater be found in every arcade – remember those? — but product tie-ins to the video game had spiraled out of control. Evidenced by the unfortunate existence of Pac-Man Pasta.

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CHOW Kicks It Old School with The Last Kodachrome Christmas

Rustic Tavern by CHOW

CHOW recently presented a tribute to American cuisine past and antiquated mediums with The Last Kodachrome Christmas. The photo shoot is inspired by vintage food photography, and uses actual Kodachrome — a type of film long assumed extinct, but rather just in its late stage death throes.

Often associated with boring vacation slides and brilliantly oversaturated imagery, one might ask why CHOW would even use Kodachrome. Well, the answer can be summed up by a simple philosophy that we stick to here at Foodiggity… food ephemera kicks ass.

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Horrifying Vintage Food Ads

photo: National Geographic, July 1946, back cover

Another retro food ad contest by Vintage Ads, reveals a frightening time in American history when homecooks and fledgling food companies were just trying to find their place in the culinary world.

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Marlboro Beer

Drinking and smoking — they go together like peas and carrots. Well in the early 70′s, tobacco giant Philip Morris wanted to take that concept a bit further with Marlboro Beer. After acquiring full ownership of Miller Brewing Company, Philip Morris decided to bring the dynamic duo together… on one bottle.

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